She {hearts} Natural Cabbage Worm Repellent and Prevention

Last month, I noticed a white butterfly fluttering around our garden. I immediately found it’s activity to be quite suspicious. It would not go away. There was something in our garden that tickled it’s fancy. I, however, didn’t know it was about our beloved cabbage. Two weeks later, I suppose, I started to notice teeny little holes in the cabbage plants that I was ever so proud of. So after noticing the holes in the our cabbage, I knew they had been attacked by cabbage worms. And I had discovered that the white butterfly that I had seen weeks prior, was the culprit. I tried making my own cabbage repellent solution and it failed me. It consisted of a combination of water, Fels Naptha shavings, and vanilla extract. It’s basically used to mask the smell of the cabbage to keep the worms at bay. Maybe I needed to add more of something to the solution, but it was unsuccessful.

After two days of spraying, the holes continued to get worse and the broccoli became victim of the little munchin’ monsters. I went out Thursday night to discover worms all over our cabbage and broccoli. I removed the nasty little buggers, sprayed the cabbage and broccoli down again with my homemade solution and dusted them with flour. So far so good. And for good measure, the folks at Eco Smart are sending me a Safe Plant & Garden Value Bundle which I will be reviewing on my personal blog.

Sheena balances life at home with her 2 boys, hubby, and growing collection of digital projects. She's a lover of vintage pyrex, natural cosmetics, big bags, the island life, and the peace ☮ sign. She enjoys life in Chicagoland and continues to find zen in being a quirky, introverted, lil' lady. Read articles by Sheena →

Sheena balances life at home with her 2 boys, hubby, and growing collection of digital projects. She's a lover of vintage pyrex, natural cosmetics, big bags, the island life, and the peace ☮ sign. She enjoys life in Chicagoland and continues to find zen in being a quirky, introverted, lil' lady. Read articles by Sheena →

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